{"id":1458087,"date":"2022-04-29T12:14:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T16:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1458087"},"modified":"2022-04-29T12:14:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T16:14:55","slug":"mike-tyson-spotted-reading-thomas-sowell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-tyson-spotted-reading-thomas-sowell\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson Spotted Reading Thomas Sowell"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmike-tyson-spotted-reading-thomas-sowell%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1458087&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sometimes I\u2019m asked to recommend economics books for people. This is hardly a chore, because recommending books is <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/intellectualtakeout.org\/2017\/06\/02\/6-pulitzer-prize-winning-books-actually-worth-reading\/\">one of my favorite things to do<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Rowe <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/fee.org\/articles\/why-does-mike-rowe-love-this-economics-book\/\">will tell you<\/a> the book to read above all others is <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/fee.org\/resources\/economics-in-one-lesson\/\">Economics in One Lesson<\/a><\/em>, the masterpiece written by FEE alumnus Henry Hazlitt.* I really can\u2019t argue with Mr. Rowe on this score, because Hazlitt\u2019s book is indeed a wonderful and engaging text.<\/p>\n<p>The book I usually recommend, however, is Thomas Sowell\u2019s <em>Basic Economics<\/em>, which has the benefit of being both a wonderful introductory text but also a book that even professional economists will appreciate. (Sowell, much like Hazlitt, is a talented writer and storyteller, which\u2014let\u2019s face it\u2014is something many great economists are not.)<\/p>\n<p><em>Basic Economics<\/em> isn\u2019t crammed with models and jargon, but instead uses historical examples that demonstrate how economics works in action and how good and bad incentives shape our world. It\u2019s the book that opened my eyes and helped me understand how wealth is created through markets. It\u2019s the book that helped me grasp why poverty and dysfunction persist even in wealthy countries. It\u2019s the book that convinced me virtually all of these economic problems would be solved if people simply read the evidence Sowell presents and allowed the free market to operate.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, I can\u2019t even count how many people I\u2019ve recommended <em>Basic Economics<\/em> to. For others, I\u2019ve loaned the book to them or even purchased them a copy. How many actually read the book I can\u2019t say, though my hunch is the number is small.<\/p>\n<p>This would be a shame, but I\u2019m not done trying. After all, perhaps people just need a better plug for Sowell\u2019s book. If that\u2019s the case, Mike Tyson may very well be the guy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mike Tyson is reading Thomas Sowell&#8217;s classic &#8220;Basic Economics.&#8221; I can&#8217;t wrap my head around that&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S3sG5BKHYV\">pic.twitter.com\/S3sG5BKHYV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jarrett Skorup (@JarrettSkorup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JarrettSkorup\/status\/1517556054938337285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The former heavyweight boxing champion was photographed holding Sowell\u2019s book shortly after he landed in Miami, where he was slated as the main speaker at the Benzinga Cannabis Conference. <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/22\/mike-tyson-photos-arriving-in-miami-after-plane-altercation\/\">In photos published<\/a> by the <em>New York Post<\/em>, \u201cIron Make\u201d can be seen posing for a selfie with a fan, with Sowell\u2019s book tucked under his arm.<\/p>\n<p><em>Basic Economics <\/em>now stands as <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/bestsellers\/books\/2732\/ref=zg_b_bs_2732_1\">the #1 bestseller<\/a> in Amazon\u2019s business education section.<\/p>\n<p>More than 20 years after its release,<em> Basic Economics<\/em> is topping Amazon\u2019s bestseller charts, while Klaus Schwab\u2019s book <em>COVID-19: The Great Reset <\/em>is tenth.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s perhaps most remarkable about this is that Sowell himself will tell you the legacy media has made a habit of ignoring his work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey simply keep quiet when I come out with a book,\u201d Sowell once <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThomasSowell\/status\/1396882099798306817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">noted in an interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>James Higgins of the Claremont Institute, in a 2003 review of <em>Basic Economics<\/em>, sheds light on why legacy media tend to give Sowell\u2019s works such a chilly reception.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEconomic illiteracy is the rule rather than the exception in popular media, even in publications that promote themselves as media \u2018of record,\u2019\u201d Higgins <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/claremontreviewofbooks.com\/tom-sowell-in-practice-and-theory\/\">noted<\/a>. \u201cSuch economic illogic and illiteracy are Sowell&#8217;s target in this volume, and he scores a bullseye. Anyone who hasn&#8217;t studied economics formally should read <em>Basic Economics<\/em> to learn it in a logical, straightforward way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Higgins is right.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, economic illiteracy has only gotten worse over the last 20 years\u2014which is why it\u2019s so encouraging to see copies of <em>Basic Economics<\/em> selling like crazy.<\/p>\n<p>No book is a better antidote to economic illiteracy, and I suspect Sowell is more than happy to take an assist from Iron Mike.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;People say &#8216;you\u2019re a very tough person.&#8217; I\u2019m not tough. Life is tough. I\u2019m merely trying to acquaint you with those facts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Book info: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2U5K1ByowG\">https:\/\/t.co\/2U5K1ByowG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0mvm2Rk7ot\">pic.twitter.com\/0mvm2Rk7ot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas Sowell (@ThomasSowell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThomasSowell\/status\/1396882099798306817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes I\u2019m asked to recommend economics books for people. This is hardly a chore, because recommending books is one of my favorite things to do. 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